Privacy Policy

Thanks for using ARTECA. We have created this privacy statement to explain our information gathering and dissemination practices for this website and to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. This statement applies to all information solicited or gathered on arteca.mit.edu.

This site contains links to other sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.

Our site's registration form requires users to give us contact information (such as their name, address and email address). We use this information to send hard copy materials that individual users have purchased. The email address may also be used to contact the user about new or upgraded services, or content that might be of specific interest to that person. (Users may opt-out of receiving emails; see the choice/opt-out section below.)

Each time you visit arteca.mit.edu, we keep a record of the following information:

the IP address you connect from

the list of pages you visit

the time each page is visited

the page from which you were referred to the current page

the user agent (browser) used

We use this information to help diagnose problems with our server and to gather broad demographic information with which to improve the administration of our site.

This site uses both permanent and transient cookies for the purposes of access control and to help monitor frequency of visits.

This site contains an order form through which users may request information, products and services. Contact information from the order form is used to deliver the orders and to contact the user concerning the status of the order. Users may opt-out of receiving emails; see the choice/opt-out section below.

Where financial information is collected, this information is used to check the validity of the individual's order, and then bill for products and services.

No personal information (email address, home address, etc.) obtained from users will be sold or shared for commercial purposes.

Choice/Opt-Out

ARTECA users may opt-out of receiving communications from us at the point where we request personally identifiable information about the user.

Contact arteca@arteca.mit.edu to be removed from our email list. If you are using an email forwarding service or other similar service please make sure to include the correct email address or addresses.

Contact Us

The MIT Press is firmly committed to preserving the electronic privacy of all ARTECA users in the ARTECA environment. This privacy statement is a core element of our broader legal statement, contained in the Terms of Membership for ARTECA. We encourage everyone to read this document carefully, and if you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site or your dealings with this website, you can contact us.

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